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At Action Training we provide a range of services to clients throughout the UK. We offer cost effective training packages and offer help and support so that they can be tailored and developed to meet your needs. This flexibility ensures that you receive the right training for your organisation. For smaller businesses and individuals we offer a range of open courses throughout the year. Using low stress modern methods of training and teaching our experienced tutors make learning enjoyable and memorable. We know that a positive learning environment makes skill acquisition fun, but more than that, gives the students confidence.

Paediatric Basic Life Support and Emergency First Aid

Target Audience: The training course is designed for workers caring for children in the absence of their parents. The training is for all staff involved in the care or teaching of children, for example midday assistants, class room assistants, teachers, childminders, carers, nannies and after school members of staff.

The information will be relevant for the immediate care of;

  1. New born to 12 months
  2. 1 year to 8 years of age.
  3. 8 years and over.

This course is not a First Aid at work certificate.

Criteria for effective Paediatric first aid training: In order to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage, our paediatric first aid courses must be approved by the local authority in whose area the early year’s provision is located, and must meet the course content and criteria listed below.

The Objectives/Learning Outcome For This Course Will Be: To provide specific information for the treatment of children and babies involved in a first aid accident within the work place whether in a paid or voluntary capacity.

Course Content - The training covers:

  1. appropriate contents of a first aid box for babies and children
  2. recording accidents and incidents
  3. planning for first aid emergencies involving babies and children
  4. dealing with emergencies involving babies and children
  5. resuscitating babies and children
  6. recognising and dealing with shock in babies and children
  7. recognising and responding appropriately to anaphylactic shock in babies and children
  8. recognising and responding appropriately to electric shock in babies and children
  9. recognising and responding appropriately to bleeding in babies and children
  10. responding appropriately to burns and scalds in babies and children
  11. responding appropriately to choking in babies and children.
  12. responding appropriately to suspected fractures in babies and children
  13. responding appropriately to head, neck and back injuries in babies and children
  14. recognising and responding appropriately to cases of poisoning in babies and children
  15. responding appropriately to foreign bodies in eyes, ears and noses of babies and children
  16. responding appropriately to eye injuries in babies and children
  17. responding appropriately to effects of extreme heat and cold in babies and children
  18. responding appropriately to febrile convulsions in babies and young children.
  19. recognising and responding appropriately to the emergency needs of babies and children with chronic medical conditions, including epilepsy, asthma, sickle cell anaemia, diabetes.
  20. recognising and responding appropriately to meningitis and other serious sudden illnesses

Links to Quality Standards Every Child Matters the EYFS: The Paediatric First Aid course has very clear links to the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. Section 3 – The Welfare requirements: Safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare; including relevant knowledge for first aid for outings and up to date information about Illnesses and injuries.

Student Numbers: There is a maximum of 16 places available per course.

Course Times: The training leading to a certificate or a renewal certificate is a minimum of 12 hours

Validation of Certification: The Paediatric first aid certificate should be renewed every three years.

Course Materials: All students will receive a course book; and certificates will be forwarded upon completion of the course. Students will come into contact with equipment including baby and junior models as appropriate.

Important Notice: The following course is not a first aid at work qualification.  The prevention of accidents is obviously preferable to giving first aid.  Nothing can replace adequate supervision of a child in a friendly and relaxed environment.  Now and again accidents and illness occur, and you may be called upon to give first aid to a child in your care. Our training course also takes account of any guidance on first aid for schools issued by the Department for Education and skills, and guidance on standard first aid at work training requirements issued by the Health & Safety Executive.

Course Dates: 
Option 1 – Refer to Course Dates
Option 2 – Arrange in house dates